Garment-supporter.



No. 730,726. PATENTBD JUNE 9, 1903. G. A. WILLIAMS.

GARMENT SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 28v 1903.

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ATENT OFFICE.

CLARA A. IVILLIAMS, OF VIOLA, KANSAS.

GARMENT-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 730,726, dated June 9,1903.

Application filed January 28, 1908. Serial No. 140,922. (No model-l.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARA A. \VILLIAMS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Viola, in the county ofSedgwick and State of Kansas, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Garment-Supporters, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful Improvements ingarment-supporters; and its object is to provide a simple andinexpensive device adapted when in position to support all garments fromthe shoulders'of the wearer, thereby relieving the hips of unduepressure.

A further object is to permit the garments to be tightened or loosenedas desired while held supported by this device.

Another object is to employ a belt having means for holding down thehack of a waist and for retaining the band of a skirtin position overthe lower portion of the waist.

Another object is to provide the belt with a pocket for the reception ofvaluables.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thenovel construction and combination of parts, as hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,showing the preferred form of my invention, and in which Figure l is aperspective view of the sup-..

porter. Fig. 2 is a section through the rear plate of the belt and thepocket connected thereto. Fig. 3 is a detail view of said plate, andFig. 4 is a similar view of one of the side plates.

Referring to the figures by numerals of reference, 1 is a non -elasticbelt, the ends of which are adapted to be connected by a buckle 2, asshown. This belt extends through slots 3, formed in the ends of a backplate 4, and also through end slots 5 in side plates 6. A button 7extends from each side plate and from a point near each end of backplate 4, and these buttons are adapted to be placed into engagement withbuttonholes which may be formed in the waisbands of the garments to beheld. Preferably two slots 8 are formed near the upper edge of plate 4,and within each is secured one end of a non-elastic shoulder-strap 9,the opposite end of which extends through a slot 10, formed near theupper edge of one of the side plates 6. This strap is folded upon itselfand secured to a sliding buckle 11, whereby the same may be adjusted toa desired length. The shoulder-straps are connected near their rear endsby means of a connecting-band 12. An inclined slot 13 is formed near thelower corner of each plate 4 and 6. In each slot 13 in the back plate isfastened one end of a non elastic strap 14, and the opposite end of eachof said straps is secured in the outer slot 13 in one of the sideplates. These straps have loops 15 slidably mounted thereon, each ofwhich is engaged by an adjustable elastic band 16, extending fromnon-elastic strips 17, to which hose-fasteners (not shown) may besecured.

of the inner slots 13 of plates 6, and to one end of each strap issecured a sliding buckle 19, whereby the strapsmay be adjusted to adesired length. A similar adjustable holdingstrap 20 is secured in eachof two slots 21, formed in the back buckle, near the lower edge thereof,and these straps 18 and 20 are adapted to be secured by a pin or othermeans to each other or to a napkin orbandage and will hold the samesecurely in proper position.

A pocket 22, of leather or other material, may be detachably connectedto belt 1 by means of ball-and-socket glove-fasteners 23 and is located,preferably, between said belt and the plate 4. This pocket may be usedfor holding valuables.

By placing the buttons 7 in engagement with buttonholes formed in thewaistbands of garments the garments can be held securely in position.The straps 9 serve to support the weight of the garments from theshoulder, and the hose may also be held by the straps 14, 16, and 17.The strapslS and 20 can be removed when not needed simply by sliding thebuckles 19 overthe ends thereof.

In the foregoing description'I have shown the preferred form of myinvention; but I do not limit myself thereto, asl'am aware thatmodifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit orsacrificing the advantages thereof, and I therefore reserve the right tomake such changes as fairly fall within the scope of my invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. In agarment-support the combination -A short holding-strap 18 is mounted ineach with a back plate and side plates, of shoulderstraps secured tosaid plates, a belt slidably mounted in the plates,a hose-su pportingstrap secured at opposite ends to the back plate and one side plate, andholding-straps adj ustably secured to-said plates.

2. In a garment-support, the combination with a back plate and sideplates and buttons upon said plates,of adjustable shoulder-strapssecured to said plates, a belt slidably mounted in the plates, a pocketsecured to the belt, a'hose-supporting strap secured at opposite ends tothe back plate, and one side plate, and holding straps adjustablysecured to said plates.

3. In a garment-support, the combination with a back plate and sideplates and buttons extending therefrom, of adjustable shoulderstrapssecured to said plates, a belt slidably mounted in the plates, a pocketdetachably secured to the belt, hose-supporting straps connecting theback and side plates, and adjustable straps extending from the plates.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CLARA A. WILLIAMS.

Witnesses:

J. E. HARE, W. W. CLINGENFEEL.

